Background : Cosmetic interventions have been popular in the last ۱۰ years. The
results of these interventions can be affected by the prevalence of psychiatric disorders
among those candidates. Which may also fake the need for the intervention especially those
disorders which affect the body image.
Aim of the study: to detect psychiatric disorders in those females who had cosmetic
procedures and to investigate the relationship between it and degree of satisfaction of results
of the intervention and even avoid more unnecessary non satisfying interventios .
Methods and Results: In this comparative cross-sectional study, eighty three females (۸۳
females) that undergone minor cosmetic procedures attending to dermatology department and
outpatient clinic and eighty three age matched control subjects were recruited.Psychiatric
assessment was assessed according to The Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (I , II) (DSM IV) and The Body Dysmorphic
Disorder Questionnaire-Dermatology Version (BDDQ-DV). The presence of psychiatric
disorders was examined by SCID I , II and the degree of satisfaction of self image and the
result of the procedure was assessed by semi structured questionnaire and BDDQ score.
Present, Past or Family history of any trials to have cosmetic procedures was evaluated by a
Semi-structured Interview. In the current study psychiatric disorders was higher in females
who had cosmetic procedures when compared to controls. The higher the score of BDDQ the
higher the degree of satisfaction of body image and less suspetibility to have body
dysmorphic disorder.The mean and standard deviation of BDDQ score were (۸۱.٦۷ ± ۲۰.٤۰)
in cases and (۸۸.۱ ± ۱۹.۳٥) in controls with highly significant p value of < ۰.۰۰۱.
Conclusion: Higher degree of psychiatric disorders in females undergone or seeking minor
cosmetic procedures lead to many unnecessary procedures due to lack of self esteem or poor
satisfaction of body image